As for now, Openhab doesn't have a separate binding for LIRC. However, LIRC and Openhab can be connected together through TCP binding and some scripting.
To make lircd accept connections, modify REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS
parameter in lirc/hadrware.conf
as follows:
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS="--listen=127.0.0.1:8700"